The Business Times, 14 October 1999

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MJTAJQjMfiU^9B 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial com.sg/ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1999
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    77 1 FOKEXIHBB USI 8$ use 1JS £{U84/S*per£) 1*7 1787 EUHO(USS/Sf per E) 1178 L814 DM 1114 9J!7 YEN 1MJ 1J78* RM UN 0.443 HKS 7.77t (111 BAHT Ml# UC BUPIAB 8,971 M81' •atto mm* FUME BATES SINGAPORE* MO KUALA LUMPUR 745 JAKARTA 40.00 BANGKOK 10.00 MANILA 11.00 BONG KONG 835
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    Lock icon Goal 2005: MRT station at National Stadium
    384 1  -  i ItU be en the Marina Um, linking Marina Centre to Dhoby Ghaut Interchange By < Christopher Tan (SINGAPORE] Soccer fans and concert goers will have something really big to cheer about come 2005. The government is finally building an MRT station at
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    Lock icon Major push to gear up Japan's securities markets
    622 1  -  Integration of stock, ventnre capital and over-the-counter markets planned From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN, whose securities markets are lagging behind those in other leading financial centres in sophistication, is planning a major offensive to close the gap. A key part of
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    Lock icon NTUC Income to venture abroad in a big way
    812 1  -  -idexclusive To overcome co-op restrictions, it'll form a subsidiary or a joint venture By< Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative Ltd, the insurance arm of the National Trades Union Congress, plans to form a limited liability company either on its
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      67 1 mmm BT Comment See the risks of stock option schemes in the right context *9 7 Top stories QIC buys into Malaysia's megamall. Pg 12 Salomon bullish on Thai finance shares. Pg 13 Robert Mundell clinches Nobel Economics prize. Pgl9 Exec Suite How developers are wooing the landed property crowd.
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      10 1 BOJ agrees to buy up some public debt, Pg 19
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      77 1 n Who I f will it be? I do not know who will be the ksVf new president. i I J 0 not t^ink the Indonesians Lk > themselves know at this staqe. 4U fPM Goh ChokTonq on Story if/i' Fi uuiciiil r»i.» kels re.«cl«oi., /Vt 'A I t^JCW Prrsiflcnt
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Tough climb at Microsoft
        124 2 TO get ahead in Microsoft is harder than to get ahead in the Singapore government, Microsoft Singapore managing director Saw Ken Wye told BT. Mr Saw should know, as he was a senior official in the government-affiliated National Computer Board before joining Microsoft, the US software
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        Lock icon Give and take
        96 2 MERRILL Lynch organised a global utilities and gas conference in New York last month which was attended by 29 European and US utilities and over 200 investors. According to the broking firm, there was a high level of interest from MNCs in Asia due to a lack
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        Lock icon Bottoms down
        88 2 IS there such a thing as being too successful? Perhaps, as Nippon Paint found out According to a source who works closely with the paint company, Nippon Paint's billboard advertisement in Beijing had to be taken down as the traffic cops there thought it was too distracting. The
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        162 2 A HONGKONG inventor, annoyed by loud public conversations on mobile telephones, has come up with a hand-held device which can interrupt such calls, the Hong Kong Standard reported yesterday. According to AFP, the newspaper said inventor Anil Vora created the device called "mobile squelcher" because he could
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      Lock icon Indon markets cool to Habibie-Wiranto ticket
      886 2  -  Decision to pick general seen as bid to secure military's MPS backing From\ Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta FINANCIAL markets appeared to react nervously yesterday to the news of a Habibie-Wiranto pairing in the ruling Golkar party's ticket for next week's presidential election. After Golkar
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      Lock icon PM Goh: military support for new Indon president crucial
      249 2 Some will need TNI hacking more than others for stability [SINGAPORE] The support of the Indonesian armed forces for the country's new president is crucial for Indonesia's stability, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. He was asked, after his speech
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon GES deal with IBM could lead to $3b in sales
      421 3  -  Analysts hail pact extending product distribution rights for S'pore company By] Eugene Low GIANT computer maker IBM Corp yesterday extended the product distribution rights of mainboard-listed GES International in a deal which could generate $3 billion in product sales over
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      Lock icon Serial teams up with China firm
      262 3  -  By Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] Homegrown electronics company Serial System has formed a joint venture with Ying Fook Electronics, a leading China-based manufacturer of loaders for video CDs and digital video discs. Serial chief executive officer Eddie Chng yesterday said the acquisition was of
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      Lock icon Nam Lee IPO: Half of 12m shares go to small investors
      194 4 SMALL investors will get just over half of Nam Lee Pressed Metal Industries' initial public offer of 12 million shares at 42 cents each which was 45.6 times subscribed. Those who applied for one to nine lots, of 1,000
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      Lock icon Asia Dekor using IPO to double output capacity
      443 4  -  Laminated flooring manufacturer plans to set np new plant in Shenzhen By' Teh Hooi Ling SHENZHEN-based laminated flooring manufacturer Asia Dekor Holdings, which has received in-principle approval for a ma inboard listing, intends to double its production capacity with proceeds from its
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon DBS Land buying more Sea View shares
        64 4 DBS Realty, a wholly-owned unit of DBS Land, continues to build up Its holdings in See View Hotd. The company yesterday said it has bought another 5,000 shares in Sea View Hotel, bringing its interest in the company to 23.54 per cent. In
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        Lock icon SBS Taxi in Shanghai venture
        56 4 DELGRO Corp said its wholly-owned subsidiary, SBS Taxi Pte Ltd, will set up a Shanghai joint venture company with Shanghai 01 Ai Group. The principal activity of the new company, to be known as Shanghai City QiAi Taxi Services Co (JVCO), is to provide taxi
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        Lock icon Raffles Int'l unit ups capital
        41 4 RAFFLES International Hotels Resorts (Thailand) Co, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raffles International Ltd, has increased its registered and paid-up capital from 100,000baht (5R244) to 2,ooo,ooobaht with the creation of 19,000 ordinary shares of 100 baht each.
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      Lock icon IRE to raise up to $8m from IPO
      431 4  -  Sesdaq-bound firm's float, expected by month's end, will consist ef new shares By: Marissa Chew IRE Corporation, a building maintenance and construction services group, hopes to raise $5 million to $8 million from its Sesdaq listing by the end of the month.
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      Lock icon NatSteel Electronics needs to make acquisitions, fast
      676 4  -  locksiew lee han shih SIX months ago, Nat Steel Electronics Ltd (NEL) had many acquisitions in mind but not the money to act. Now NEL has a few hundred million dollars in the bank but things are not that simple. To many chief
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      1302 4 rl 1 I 10 ROLY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special General Meeting of the shareholders ("Shareholders") of Roty International Holdings Ltd. ("Company") will be held at Ballroom 2, Level 2, Hotel Inter-Continental Singapore, 80 Middle Road, Bugis
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Interest rate fears resurface as US bond yields soar
      566 6  -  l- i I comment STOCKS r.sivanithy THE spectre of higher interest rates loomed large on the minds of investors yesterday after US bond yields spiked upwards on Tuesday to their highest level in almost two years. In contrast to how things
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      Lock icon Chart looks good, but Acer seems overpriced
      184 6  -  WARRANT WATCH -By\ R Sivanithy ACER Computer has not only fallen from its US$l.36 high on July 2 to under 75 US cents, it has also been drifting sideways for some time now. As this could mean that the worst is over for
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      Lock icon CityDev emerging from consolidation
      264 6  -  HOT STOCK By Wong Wei Kong ON a day when many blue chips fell. City Developments (CityDev) shares bucked the trend and finished as the session's biggest net gainer. CityDev shares rose 30 cents or 3.4 per cent to close at its day's high of $9.20.
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      94 6 tions survey ♦10.90 am. The Grande Electronics Holding* Ltd pre-IPO press briefing ♦llam. ST Microelectronics Ada Pacific celebrates 30th anniversary. Quest of honour Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong ♦1.30pm. on IMB U8 Tax and Businsss ♦6pm. Wortd Standards Day. Celebration to mark the anni* vsisaiyofthe formation of
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      Lock icon Euro poised to be new darling of currency traders
      513 6  -  I -ii comment CURRENCIES Asian units retreat, bat rapiahmay snap sharply larry wee THE euro looks set to become the new favourite of currency traders, after it rose through the key U551.0750 chart point on overnight Dow weakness even as Asian
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      298 6 Association for Investment Management and Research AIMR's Fund Management Conference -Asia 27 28 October, 1999 Singapore With the pace of change in global investing, and with the particular uncertainties in the Asian markets, investment professionals in Asia need to be armed with the most up-to-date tools in their search for
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon See stock options in context
      690 7  -  hi comment TECHNOLOGY p«f iiigti-tech start-ups, they keep the adrenalin flowing kenneth james The writer, BT's Technology Editor, will happily field e-mail from geeks and non-geeks alike at kenjames@sph.com.sg WHEN Thomas Ng talks about taking risks in business, he's speaking from experience. In his latest
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      Lock icon Revamp pays off as Seagate stays in the black
      593 7  -  Sept quarter sees profit of USs2m despite felling prices By, Jennifer Lien DISK drive maker Seagate Technology yesterday said it managed to eke out a small profit in the September quarter despite sharply falling prices and a restructuring charge. The company,
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      Lock icon PM on threats to S'pore's first-world vision
      712 8  -  I \U parliament Falling fertility and emigration may hit plans for world-class home By< Audrey Tan A FALLING fertility rate and the increasing number of Singaporeans going overseas could threaten Singapore's vision of building a firstworld economy and home, said Prime Minister Goh
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    • IN Brief
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        Lock icon Five-party trade talks
        109 8 SINGAPORE has been in preliminary discussions with the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Chile on the possibility of a five-party arrangement to liberalise trade, Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo said in Parliament yesterday. The discussions came on the heels of an announcement that Singapore was
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        Lock icon HDB prices move with pay rises
        199 8 THE price increases of new Housing and Development Board flats ova: the last 10 years have mostly been in line with wage increases, Minister of State for National Development John Chen said yesterday in response to a question on the affordability of HDB flats.
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      Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
      51 8 OUR Tuesday report headlined "Minister appoints 8 as panel members of Strata Titles Board" contained an error. Panel member Michael Ng Seng Tat is from Harington Properties, not Colliers Jardine (where there is also a staff by the name Ng Seng Tat). We are sorry for the
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      Lock icon Picking from over 200 new homes
      544 8  -  Buyers could see a range of new units this weekend from three launches \-ti exclusive By I Carol Eng MORE than 200 new homes from three projects could be available this weekend, as more developers ride on the interest fanned by freehold condominium Summerhill
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      Lock icon Housing grant cuts having desired effect
      340 8  -  By] Marissa Chew THE move to cut the CPF housing grants for first-time flat buyers has had its desired effect the proportion of first-timers who applied to buy new HDB flats in the third quarter went up to 70 per cent, from 20 per
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      Lock icon Holland View, Joo Chiat shophouses, land to go en bloc
      349 8  -  nf^LEcnvEcmm By\ Kalpana Rashiwala TWO more freehold properties were put on the market yesterday Holland View Condominium and 16 conservation shophouses in Joo Chiat and an adjoining vacant plot. They are expected to fetch about $110 million and $30 million
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      Lock icon Suntec Inv to return $49m to investors
      731 9  -  •ti exclusive 21HK tycoons to pocket sums ranging from $700,000 to $4-9me&ch By\ Kalpana Rashiwala SUNTEC Investment Pte Ltd (SI) will return $48.72 million to its 21 Hongkong tycoon shareholders including Run Run Shaw and Li Ka-shing under a proposed 70 per cent
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      Lock icon Has F&N lost its fizz after a century?
      741 9  -  MLLEMMXUM COMPANY More critical market watchers say it's a wannabe property player with interests in a brewery and dairy products By Ven Sreenivasan FRASER and Neave (F&N) belongs to that select group of Singapore companies which have been around for more than
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      Lock icon Raffles Holdings clarifies
      751 9  -  Mi Ng Lai Leng Company Secretary Raffles Holdings WE refer to Lee Han Shih's article headlined "The saga of RH 95's IPO" (BT, Oct 12). We are concerned that the article may have created several inaccurate impressions in the minds of your readers, in particular on four
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      Lock icon Monetary policy more an art: MAS
      341 9 I =J on the economy economy A NUMBER of limiting factors make the practice of monetary policy more an art than a science, says the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). In a primer on the impact of monetary policy on the economy in its
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      84 9 BETTER TECHNOLOGY INSIDE Three technology groups and their competences 1. SEGHERSbetter technology for services+machinery; 3. SEGHERSbetter technology for water: technology for technological services for the industry. water and waste water treatment 2. SEGHERSbetter technology for solids+clean energy: technology development and implementation of solutions Our hands-on experience increases our efficiency, for
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      4 9 E-mail: btletter@sph. com. sg
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Asian business culture faces Net onslaught
      660 10  -  ITTT^ bottom line OPINION toh han shih The writer is a BT reporter MARKET studies, using detailed mathematical calculations, predict how electronic-commerce will grow rapidly in Asia But e-commerce faces certain cultural challenges in this region, despite the optimism According to International Data Corporation,
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      121 10 'Since its creation nearly five years ago, the World Trade Organisation has launched a quiet, slow-motion coup d'etat against democracy, accountable policymaking and governance worldwide.' ISAHr ruDDC UuXHt a US consumer rights group, in a statement summing up the group's 229-page report on the 134-member WTO, which
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      Lock icon Another general, another coup
      622 10 EDITORIAL ONCE again, a general mouthing patriotic platitudes has overthrown an elected government in Pakistan. It seems the country was seething in "turmoil" and the economy too was "in a state of collapse". As justifications for coups go, it was par for the course. Pakistan army
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      Lock icon The great teacher shows the world as it is
      870 10  -  Political scientist Ed Banfield assailed prevailing opinion even though he knew he would be attacked Byl Robert Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group IF YOU are lucky in life, you will have at least one great teacher. More than three decades
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      1047 10 msgnldeddMUUids THREE years after World Trade Organisation (WTO) members seemed to have cooled their dispute about efforts to link trade policy with labour standards, it is returning to haunt them. To poor countries' dismay, the US is set to call for a WTO working party to
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Analysts cautiously welcome reversal of bank merger policy
      717 11  -  But they are unhappy govt has not shed more light after making the U-turn bank mergers Froml Eddie Toh, Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur ANALYSTS cautiously welcomed Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's reversal of the shot-gun bank marriages decree despite the policy
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      Lock icon RHB Bank set to reap benefits from two mergers
      671 11 KUALA LUMPUR The peap will nse synergies from the J tie-ops to generate mere SMI and manufacturing sector businesses: CEO RHB Bank Bhd, which recently reported a SO per cent rise in pre-tax profit to Malaysian ringgit 326.3 million (*****.4 million)
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    • MARKET moves
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        65 11 SOME banking stocks managed to buck the downtrend yesterday. Southern Bank and Ban Hin Lee Bank, which have tied the knot while other banking mergers are still looking tentatives, rose upon their requotation yesterday. Ban Hin Lee jumped RMI.IO to RM7.00, while Southern Bank rose six sen to
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        Lock icon Banking on new partner
        67 11 UTAMA Banking Group inched up four sen to RM2.19 on news that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has relaxed the banking merger guidelines. The group is backed by strong political personalities in the eastern state of Sarawak but analysts said it's too small to exist as an
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        Lock icon MRCB sliding again
        48 11  -  Compiled by! Eddie Toh MALAYSIAN Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) continued to ease yesterday, falling five sen to RM2.94, on concerns that it will have to relinquish control of its vast assets cheaply. The group used to be controlled by associates of fallen leader Anwar Ibrahim.
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      Lock icon GIC investing RM362m in Sunway deals
      553 12  -  Yentnre could give it an active role in rawing the M'sian property group From. Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation is pumping 362 million Malaysian ringgit (*****.1 million) into Malaysia's cashstrapped Sunway City and its Sunway Pyramid mega-mall outside
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      Lock icon Pernas gets nod to sell building to Kenanga unit
      175 12 KUALALUMPUR Bernama PERNAS International Holdings Bhd has received approval from the Foreign Investment Committee for the disposal of Pernas International Building to a whollyowned subsidiary of KAN Kenanga Holdings Bhd, Kenanga Management and Services Sdn Bhd. In a statement yesterday, Pernas
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      Lock icon Better FY2000 for Berjaya due to economic rebound
      233 12 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama BERJAYA Land Bhd expects an improved performance for the financial year ending April 30, 2000 in view of the recovering economy. Chairman Thong Yaw Hong said in the company's 1999 annual report yesterday the board of directors will continue
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    • MALAYSIA Briefs
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        Lock icon Judge to decide on Anwar trial
        64 12 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The judge in Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial said yesterday he would decide by Monday whether to throw out the case against Malaysia's tormnr deputy premier. After hearing detailed whmlssiops from the prosecution and defence, Judge Artflii Jaka said hs needed time
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        Lock icon Opposition alliance to launch manifeste
        43 12 Bridge News [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's four-party opposition alliance will launch its joint manifesto for the coming general election in one to two days, national news Agency Bernama reported, quoting a senior member of one of the parties.—Bridge News
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        Lock icon EON Bank unaware of merger
        37 12 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] EON Bank Bhd said it is unaware of any move to merge it with Hong I <song Bank Rhd and Pacific Bank Bhd as speculated by a newspaper report—
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      Lock icon Sports marque Bufori moves production to M'sia from Australia
      427 12 lAUTOimnena SHAHALAM Bernama THE originators of the Bufori Sports car have moved their car making facUities to Malaysia from Australia with the setting up of a 30 million Malaysian ringgit (5513.3 million) plant in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur. The plant, already operational
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      Lock icon Proton in vendor upgrade bid
      161 12 KUALA LUMPUR It's aiming to raise vendors'tech capabilities AFX-Asia PERUSAHAAN OtomobU Nasional is in early stages of discussions with six vendor companies to take in new shareholders in a move to improve their technological capabilities, the National Economic Action Council said. The move is aimed
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      Lock icon Carlsberg plans RM135m plant expansion
      260 12 KUALA LUMPUR First phase will help it raise peak monthly beer production capacity by over 56% CARLSBERG Brewery (M) Bhd, which commands just above 50 per cent of the combined beer and stout market in the country, plans to invest more than 135 Malaysian ringgit
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      476 12 MTNMMmOF TM COMNMBS ACT, CAR 90 mm. mum mmmmt hi uro inn i At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to be held on 12-10-1999 the Mowing resolutions wen duly paaeed ee:SFECIAL RESOLUTION That Company be would i4>»luntarily:* OROMARY RESOLUTION •That Mr Chan Kwang Cheng of 139 Ceci
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  • SOUTH east asia
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      Lock icon Salomon bullish on Thai finance shares
      503 13 BANGKOK It says banks should be valued on future dean-book value' instead of on Reuters THAI banks and finance companies are grappling with bad loans but their shares are likely to rise fiurther, Salomon Smith Barney says. The deputy head of Salomon's financial institutions
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon Bank gets 100t rupiah in govt bonds
        46 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's largest bank, received abort MB trillion rupiah<Ssao.B billion) in bonds fhm the government, marking the first step in mapitaltsing the country's crippled tate banks. Bank MandiriwißtaheupthelngisJ Hliigtoporttnnofthe bring its balance sheet back to life.—Sternberg
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        Lock icon Gas price rise fuels demand for pay rise
        47 13 AFP [MANILA] A worker shouting his demand ft)r a raise in the daily minimum wage of 125-peeo(SsSJo) during a rally outside the Philippine presidential palace. About 7,000 is iM—lw ■nn i Imhl tothepalacetodsmandfora hlgtw a—inftilV iwwUnateofincrsases in gasoline prkm.-AFP
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        59 13 AFP [BANGKOK] A Thai retail couspany has announced plans to buitt a muM-million-doOar shopping and MlM'tifaMMßt mnphß—the biaaest cotunwrcial development store the Asian crisis erupted. The in Nakhonßatchastma city will cost about ISbfilion baht (5&06.1 million), the Mall Group said yesterday. The &3-hectare complex will
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        41 13 AFX-Asia [BANGKOK 3 The Asset Msnsjiiiwrit Oapaspactetoend its duty in assisting debt restructuring and debt In three to four years, by which time non-perfbrming loans being isstiuctured under its auspk» shouM become performing again.—AFXArio
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        34 13 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] Peribrmance audits of state ofl company PT Pertamina and the National Logistics Board (Bulog) may nssd to be Mknred up, World Bank Indonesia country director Mack Baird said.-AFX-Asla
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      462 13 RANK BAUCTTT7T.ni JAKARTA More business and govt fibres will be questioned soon, they say Reuters, AFX-Asia INDONESIAN police yesterday vowed to expand an investigation into the PT Bank Bali scandal and said they would soon question more powerful business and government figures. An indepen-
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      506 14  -  Central Taiwan associations lose NTs2ob in loans after quake From. Macabe Keliher in Taipei IN an effort to cushion the economic impact of the most devastating earthquake to hit Taiwan this century, the government has proposed a merger of
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      207 14 BEIJING Bloomberg CHINA'S trade surplus narrowed more than economists expected in September, as a surge in imports offset more shipments to rebounding Asian economies. The trade surplus totalled US$3.3 billion (555.5 billion) in the month, down from the 22-month high of US$4.BB billion reached
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      304 14 SHANGHAI AFP TAIWAN'S devastating earthquake last month has caused the price of memory chips used in personal computers to more than triple in mainland China, PC industry insiders said yesterday. They said the impact on China was more exaggerated and would last
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        40 14 AFP [TAIPEI Bstlngw sgmry Standard and Pttfi yesterday affirmed its sovereign credit ratings Taiwan and said their outlook remained stable despite the damage tor last month's earthquake. It maintained its AA+ loug-ftsrm and Al+ short-term ratings.—AFP
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        68 14 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Satellite Television Asian Region Ltd. a unit ofltapert Murdoch's News Corp, and Cable Wireless HKT Ltd, Hongkong's dominant phone company, win apply fbr pay TV licences, mounting a challenge to the city's current lone operator, Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. Star
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        44 14 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Sun Hung Kai Properties Lid end Henderson Land Development Co eetaleee-thezHaipectad average price of HK$4,7lB(S$lOl9) per square toot tor apartmsnts in their Royal Peninsula development Analysts had expected an average price of about HKss,oooper square tootfbr tha project-Bloombwg
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      322 16 ISLAMABAD Key anti-Sharif politicians press for interim govt Reuters PAKISTAN was in a political void yesterday, a day after the army seized power and toppled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but failed to name a new administration or announce its post-coup plans. As the
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      282 16 NEW DELHI Reuters, Bloomberg, AFP ATAL Behari Vajpayee was sworn in yesterday as India's new prime minister following mid-term elections in which an alliance led by his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a parliamentary majority. The ceremony was, however, overshadowed by the
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      394 17 MILAN Their rival, Gucci, would have paid up to USs9oom bat wanted fall control FT ANOTHER round in the battle' for consolidation in the luxury goods industry ended on Tuesday with victory for Prada and Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) in the
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      200 17 SYDNEY Bloomberg WESTPAC Banking Corp, Australia's third largest bank, will slash about 3,000 jobs, or almost 10 per cent of its workforce over the next two years, to cut costs and boost earnings. Once the jobs are shed from areas including head
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      229 17 SEOUL Bloomberg A GROUP of investors led by France's Banque Paribas may pay 900 billion won (Ssl.3 billion) in cash and assumed debt for a 28 per cent stake in Ssangyong Oil Refining Co, the South Korean company said. The
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      356 18 TOKYO Service will provide info to car shoppers over Internet Bloomberg SIX Japanese and foreign automakers including Nissan Motor Corp have signed marketing agreements with a venture by Softbank Corp and Microsoft Corp to provide information to Japanese car shoppers over the
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      361 18 Bat what yon hear isn't always what yen get: analysts Reuters AN outspoken politician with a penchant for big public spending, Shizuka Kamei, the new policy chief of Japan's ruling party, knows how to make waves. But analysts say that when it
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      708 19  -  Direct purchases should ease upward pressure on interest rates From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo BOWING somewhat to intense domestic and international pressure for monetary easing, the Bank of Japan's Policy Board decided last night to, in effect, "monetise" part of Japan's burgeoning
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      554 19 none AFP. Reuters Robert Mundell of Canada won the 1999 Nobel Economics prize yesterday for theories about monetary policy and exchange rates that have influenced economists around the world, including the architects of the single EU currency. Prof Mundell, 66, lay the foundation for thinking
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      215 20  -  gratir Reports MSflT Tmtog Daphne Tay Jardine Fleming TIIK Singapore stock market had a rough ride yesterday as sharp overnight losses on Wall Street amid renewed interest rate concerns sent ripples of fears through regional financial markets. The Straits Times Index, down as much
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      177 20  -  MSClTaiwan tatores Cecilia Woo Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures reversed its upward momentum yesterday after two days of gains totalling 16.8 points. The October contract posted a slight decline of 1.7 points after Wall Street's overnight fall. Institutional players
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      301 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices marched uphill yesterday in a strong rebound from recent lows following an unexpectedly large dip in US crude stocks. Benchmark North Sea Brent crude for November delivery was trading 37 cents higher at U5522.42 a barrel at
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      348 20 AFP, Reuters Laii THE Bank of Japan successfully engineered a fall in the yen against the US dollar and euro yesterday, buying relief for Japanese exporters worried about the yen's strength, but the respite looked temporary. The BOJ announced it would adopt new money market measures which would
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      2697 21 HONGKONG AFP dHaiigSeiig -283.48 HONGKONG share prices plunged 2.2 per cent yesterday as investors fretted about a possible US rate increase and the overnight decline on Wall Street, dealers said. "There are too many worries in the market including the overnight decline
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      854 21 AFP, Reuters -4J50 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B shares closed down 5.5 per cent yesterday as a fall in the neighbouring Hongkong stock market added to negative sentiment, analysts said. Weakness in domestic currency A shares, which were hit by worries over new issues and corporate results, also helped fuel
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      333 21 AFP fl VP Index jg TAIWAN shares closed barely higher yesterday on buying in petrochemical issues despite an overnight plunge on Wall Street, dealers said. The market opened down on overnight losses on Nasdaq but buying emerged in petrochemical and construction shares, pushing the index back up, they said.
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      1843 21 TOKYO AFP P«kMg -33M2 SHARE prices in Tokyo slid 1.9 per cent yesterday on profit-taking, with many investors turning defensive as they waited for the outcome of a Bank of Japan policy meeting, brokers said. The Nikkei Average 0f225 selected issues lost 336.32 points
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      218 22 AFP POompoaiteMg jjjj MALAYSIAN shares ended 1.1 per cent lower yesterday as investors continued to lock in profits amid jitters over Wall Street's sharp losses, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index feU 8.29 points to finish at 737.28. The Second
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      277 23 AFP OM»«a> -15J8 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 0.8 per cent lower yesterday in reaction to an overnight plunge on Wall Street and domestic concerns over inflation, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 15.68 points to 2,050.72. Volume fell to 1.9 billion shares worth 3.2 billion pesos.
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      685 23 AFP QOopodtobiez ♦gjy INDONESIAN share prices closed mixed yesterday amid a late rebound in select blue chips on speculation the government will support the market ahead of a key presidential speech, dealers said. They said an early fall was triggered by the ruling Golkar party decision not to review
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      286 23 AFP QWeDmgtflo +28.01 NEW Zealand shares rose 1.2 per cent yesterday on the back of a healthy revival in Telecom's fortunes, bucking regional falls sparked by Wall Street's sharp overnight loss, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed up 25.06 points at 2,095.48. Turnover was NZ$llO million. AFP mo
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      550 23 AFP QAnOrtmariet -27.4 AUSTRALIAN shares slumped almost one per cent yesterday as concerns about a rise in US interest rates rattled Wall Street, brokers said. The benchmark All Ordinaries Index fell 27.4 points to close at at 2,906.7. The All Industrials Index fell 55.6 points to 5,000.5 while the
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      895 26  -  Everything at Springbloom may speak family and community, but there are some exclusive touches as well, carol rata finds out what makes the project stand out CAROL ENG IF you were suddenly transported to the Springbloom condominium, you would not guess that the development sits at
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      1446 28  -  Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell of WH Architects/Woha Designs talk to parvathi mayar about their integrated approach PARVATHI NAYAR ESIGN adds value to the H H materials.'This H is a key precept ofWongMun Summ and Richard Hassell, founding partners of WH Architects/Woha Designs,
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      684 29  -  What attracts buyers to such properties? ow> choo* fab reports ONG CHOON FAH The writer is executive director (research) of Edmund Tie Company IN a short span of 30-odd years, the housing issue in Singapore has changed dramatically. Instead of just satisfying the basic need
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      1178 30  -  berk looks at what developers are doing to satisfy the more discerning demands of those looking for landed homes CORINNE KERK LANDED homes, the desire of many a Singaporean heart and the target of upgraders, have in recent years seen a transformation. Savvy buyers who
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      776 31  -  Ever wondered about Formula One rules and regulations? LetcmusTAX enlighten you CHRIS TAN PORMULA One is a precision sport; and like any precision sport, comes with rules and regulations. Here are some of them: FneL Only petrol is permitted. The type specified is comparable ito
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      429 32  -  Price may prove an obstacle, says Christopher tam, as DaimlerChrysler targets region for its New Electric Bus CHRISTOPHER TAN DaimlerCHRYSLER is trying to sell a hydrogen-fuelled bus to operators here and the region. The price? $2.5 million or about 10 times that of a diesel
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      284 32 VOLKSWAGEN, which re cently bought Bugatti's original plant site in France, expects to make no more than 50 of the "art on wheels" a year if and when production kicks off. According to a senior executive, the Bugatti project will nonetheless
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      321 32 ITS been a busy week at the courts for motor companies. At the pre-trial conference of David Koh's (of Kia agency Auto Asia) cheating case on Monday, the court granted another conference to be held on Nov 1. The high-profile case involves 46
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        77 32 ALL BMW 7-series cars now come with 10 airbags. Two large ones up front, four side impact ones to protect front and rear occupants, and four head protection bags all round. The latest is the head protection for the rear passengers, situated on top of
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        68 32 IT SEEMS the next generation Lexus LS4oomay not be displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show next week. Widely expected to be launched at end-2000 or eariy-2001, the car was to replace the LS4OO, currently into its sixth year. The Tokyo show, considered to be
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        105 32 MALAYSIAN insurers' efforts to computerise motor repair estimation and claims management are expected to pay off soon. Motordata Research Consortium which landed the tender to set up such a system, has devised a the initial phase of rolling it out. If successful, trade observers say this effort
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        76 32 VICTOR CHAN, a manager of a health-food company, won a Mercedes-Benz SLK 290{Compressor worth I2OMOO (without COE) on Oct 2. And why was the man 90 lucky, you ask? Well, he was among those who responded to Merc distributor Cycle Carriage's July-September promotion and
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        71 32 HONftAMOTOft irfms to surpassthe government's 20W fuel-consumption target by 2005 in all vehicle categories. Furthermore, all its engines Should generate less than half the year 2000 emission targets by 2002, the company announced recently. Its new generation two-litre ffcur-cylinder engines generate half the maximum gas emissions determined
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        85 32 HONDA has declared its aim to make a comnvftofc&ltg maWTcurrently has two PCX-VI afl#! FCX-VS* The VI oses hydrogen fuel and is equipped with a fbel cell stack made by Ballard Power Systems. The V 2 uses methanol fiiel cell stack made by Honda itself. K
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        89 32 IF you haven't had enoaghcf Blue Eyes Blue or Tears In Heaven, catch Eric Clapton live" in Tokyo next month. His concert is being sponsored by German cannaker Volkswagen, which also sponsored his European toor last year.VWs Sound Foundation has been sponsoring various artistes to gain
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        107 32 PORSCHE has reported a 24 per cent rise in group turnover for the year ended July 31 to 61 billion Deut9Chemarkß(SsS.7bfflion)an sales of about 43J80 units, up 20 per cent Its mainstay 911 range sold units for the year. As the figures arestill provisional, earnings were
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        117 32 BMW AG expects Beemer deliveries in the first nine months of tills year to hit 570,000 units, 10 per cent from previously. The new 8-series and its variants are propelling growth, which most major markets are experiencing. Up to August, 106#»BMWs were sold in the US,
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        74 32  -  Christopher Tan CUMMINS Engine Co, the world's largest maker of high-power dlesel engines, is combtntng its automotive and indostrial businesses into a single engine subsidiary to be more competitive and efficient, according to Bloomberg News. Combining the units will help the rampany hripmw mnnagamwrf nf ittt
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      151 33 Bridge News Reuters MIXED views were expressed on the next move in rates for Panamaxes in the east. Gathering strength was the view that rates have peaked and owners will struggle to improve on current levels, particularly those asking for US$lO,OOO daily for short periods. Rates firmed slightly
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      119 33 AFX-Asia [SEOUL] Hanjin Heavy Industries Co Ltd said it won orders to deliver 10 vessels worth US$294 million (*****.8 million) for European shipping companies. It said Vroon BV of the Netherlands placed an order to build two container carriers and two chemical prod-uct-carrying
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      366 33  -  More appointments expected as shipping company streamlines its operations By\ Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has appointed a third senior executive from Sea-Land Service to beef up its European management team. An NOL spokeswoman confirmed that David Appleton, Sea-Land's managing director
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      637 33  -  SHIPSHAPE By] Marcus Hand WHILE many shipping executives enjoy a round of golf few could claim to have actually named their company after a golfing term, but that's pretty much what Joachim van der Heydt and his partner did when
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      255 33 [SINGAPORE] Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) will embark on the expansion of its North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) by an additional 300 metres next year as it is nearing full capacity. "Our container handling is projected to reach between 540,000 TEUs (20-ft equivalent units)
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        1140 34 Global business goal is to earn a third of revenues from terminals outside Singapore by 2007 [SINGAPORE] PSA Corp's overseas holdings are becoming more and more important for the future health and prosperity of the group. "As a company, we must grow our business. In Asia,
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        506 45 Job cots expected to boost bottom line of world's biggest aircraft maker Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co's investors will soon know how significant the cost savings have been at the world's biggest plane maker. Third-quarter profit is not expected to increase as much as
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        216 45 Reuters [LONDON] Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic airline said it was pressing ahead with expansion plans, dismissing a report that it faced a "cash crunch". "There are no cutbacks planned at all," said Virgin spokesman Will Whitehorn, adding the airline planned to open routes from
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        367 45 Buyers expect car prices to fall when GST is introduced next July Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian car manufacturers have been forced to trim production as buyers hold off in anticipation of cheaper prices after the GST is introduced next July, industry sources said. Car
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        155 45 Bloomberg [LONDON] BAA pic, the world's largest airport operator, said passenger traffic at its UK airports last month rose 4.5 per cent from a year ago as the number of seats offered by airlines increased. The number of passengers passing through the seven airports, which
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          91 45 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways pic said yesterday it hi flight fHi I/wwion MwniilMH to avoid stranding the plane and crew in Pakistan, when international departures have been suspended after a coup. The flight was dne to leave London Heathrow at 1456GMT for Islamabad via Manchester. The
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          81 45 AFP [MANILA] Philippine Airlines (PAL) said yesterday it will move to a new operational hub at a newly built terminal at Manila airport from tomorrow. The move will ensure "seamless connections" for PAL's International passengers who have to take domestic flights out of
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          103 45 Bloomberg {HONGKONG] Cathay Pacific Airways, Hongkong's only long-haul airline, said it ordered two new Boeing Co 747-400 freighters because of growing demand for cargo Unrlffl, fpfHaUy «rm«« fh* PaHny spokeswoman Lavina Chan would not say how much the airline would pay for the two planes,
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          80 45 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Boeing Co has secured about 140 orders for its lOOeeatß-717 short-haul paaeenger Jet, according to Randy Baseler, vice-president of marketing with the company's commercial aircraft division. Mr Baseler aald orders for the B-717 continue to outnumber thoee placed for the rival A-818 model
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        508 46  -  Trend in Asia for multi-national companies to tnrn to a logistics provider By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Multi-national companies (MNCs) moving into Asia both to market their products and source for materials, are driving the growth in logistics outsourcing in the region, according to top
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          81 46 [SINGAPORE] TNT Logistics (Malaysia) has been awarded a five-year contract to undertake warehousing and distribution for Colgate-Palmolive, throughout east and west Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, under the contract, TNT will provide management expertise and logistics services to enhance Colgate-Palmoiive's customer service and cost improvement. Currently, TNT
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          68 46 [SINGAPORE] Emery Worldwide has introduced online pickup and rate request features on its website (www.emeryworld.eom) enhancing its electronic commerce services for shippers ofheavyweight freight The new Pickup Request feature enables Emery customers to request pickups for domestic and IqtafniiHnnal hy mmplflHng a «nrio« r£ information
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          58 46 Reuters [BASLE, Switzerland] Swiss freight forwarding firm Panalpina said it had signed a partnership accord with China National Foreign Trade Transportation Corp (Sinotrans). The agreement envisions long-term cooperation in air and sea freight accompanied land transport warehousing and distribution, project and trade Ikir transport as
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        220 46 [SINGAPORE] APL unit ACS Logistics and Pacer International are expanding their joint Asia-North America distribution service Eagle Integrated Services (EIS), the two companies said. The EIS service, which provides a full-service global supply chain and transportation network between Asia and North America,
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        315 46  -  By Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] Manufacturers should configure their supply chains such that inventory is created only at the push of a button by customers, Robert Yap, chief executive officer of YCH, told the Manufacturing Logistics Forum recently. This new supply chain paradigm will be
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        674 46  -  I =3 logistics Logistics service providers such as DHL also provide standardised solutions across the world By. Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] A medical company reduces overall worldwide inventory by 70 per cent and the lead time for backorders by seven days, while a
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